"A madman and an arahant both smile, but……" — Ajahn Chah
"A madman and an arahant both smile, but the arahant knows why while the madman doesn't."
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82 Quotes by Ajahn Chah
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There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there…
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The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can't see with the eye or hear with…
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When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
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Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration…
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Practicing meditation is just like breathing. While working we breathe, while sleeping we breathe, while sitting down we breathe... Why…
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
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When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness. And when we stop clinging, we can begin to…
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Only one book is worth reading: the heart.
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These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a…
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Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t have mindfulness, when we are heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
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Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in…
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Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or…
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